Downloading an API definition

You can complete this task either by using the API Designer UI application, or by using the browser-based API Manager UI.

API Manager UI only: To complete this task, you must be assigned a role that has the Drafts:View permission. The pre-supplied Developer role has this permission by default; if you are assigned a custom role it must have this permission. For more information, see Creating custom roles.

You can download REST APIs that were created by using Creating a REST proxy API from a target service for example. This download creates a .yaml file that defines the API.

You can download SOAP APIs that were created by using Creating a REST proxy API from an existing WSDL service , or Creating a SOAP proxy API from an existing WSDL service for example. This download creates a .zip file that contains the WSDL definition and the YAML file that defines the API.

You can use the downloaded .yaml and .zip files to re-create your API. For information about creating an API from a .yaml file, see Adding a REST API by importing an OpenAPI definition file. For information about creating an API from a .zip file, see Adding a SOAP API by importing a zip file.